Playtonomy Child & Family Services

03/02/2026

What brings children to child centred play therapy or nondirective expressive therapy?

We use a variety of tools and materials during our sessions to facilitate therapeutic supports with therapy including sandtray, art, music, play and drama. ✨✨✨

02/02/2026

It’s International Play Therapy Week! 🥳❤️

We love what we do ✨✨✨✨

31/01/2026

✨ We’re excited to share an update about Term 1 availability ✨

Our much-loved Child and Family Practitioner, Liz, has limited availability starting Term 1, and we’re already seeing strong interest from families.

At the moment, almost all of the referrals coming into our service are for therapy-based supports. If the need for more intensive, development-focused work continues to grow, we’ll absolutely look to expand availability so we can support more children and families in this way.

If you’re curious about whether these sessions might be right for your child, please feel free to email or message me.

I know it can sometimes be confusing to navigate the differences between therapeutic play and play therapy, what we offer, and how this support can benefit both your child and your family — I’m always happy to chat it through 🤍

24/01/2026

Read about why we allow food & drink in our therapy sessions ✨✨✨

23/01/2026

🎒 Starting Kindergarten? Tips from Millie – a Former Kindergarten Teacher! ✏️

16/01/2026

With 25 new families joining our services for sessions this year (crazy!), we thought this would be a fabulous time to share our philosophy, mission and values! ✨

We feel so blessed to be chosen by you to provide a space for your child to learn more about themselves & build on their already emerging skills. 🥹

We know that by building on this foundation alongside their people, this will allow them to enter other settings feeling more confident & knowing they are accepted for who they are ❤️

15/01/2026

🌟 Meet Greta – the newest spark in our team! 🌟

We’re thrilled to welcome Greta, our amazing new Registered Art Therapist, who will be joining us three days a week! Greta has been working with us since October 2025, but in 2026 will be working with us in a permanent capacity.

Greta brings a wealth of experience supporting children and young people with ADHD, Autism, Anxiety, and more. Her approach is humanistic, person-centred, and trauma-informed, with a dash of inspiration from nature-based and play therapy. She’s all about creating a warm, safe, and creative space where clients can explore art, express themselves, and build confidence. 🎨✨

Known for her empathetic, bubbly, and non-judgemental nature, Greta loves celebrating each client’s strengths and helping them feel seen, heard, and valued. Outside of therapy, she’s an adventurer at heart—whether she’s running, camping, creating art, or soaking up nature with friends and family, Greta knows how to bring energy and joy wherever she goes. 🌿🏃‍♀️💛

We’re so excited to have Greta on board and can’t wait for you to meet her!a

15/01/2026

Meet Millie 🥰❤️

With new families coming on board this year we thought it was a great time to reintroduce Millie & share what we’re all about! ✨

🌟 Meet Millie – Founder of Playtonomy 🌟

We’re so excited to reintroduce Millie, the heart and soul behind Playtonomy! Millie is the owner and founder of our child and family therapy service, where we focus on building connections through play and autonomy. She believes these values are key to supporting children and families as they navigate their unique journeys together.

Millie is a clinical counsellor and play therapist; passionate about integrating children’s voices and their own autonomy + interests into all their sessions to ensure they are able to share what is most important to them each week.

Alongside other passionate counsellors, offer a range of therapeutic services- including developmental, educational, play, art, and person-centred therapies.

Our team works in clinic at our child and family service based in the Northern Suburbs, Old Beach and in outreach at school. We aim to always keep a strength-based, neuroaffirming, and trauma-informed approach at the forefront of our work.

At Playtonomy, we embrace a non-directive, client-led approach, ensuring that each family’s individual needs are met with care and respect. Millie’s passion for supporting families is backed by her additional training in trauma-informed care, and she truly believes in creating a safe, nurturing space for every child and family. We work with parents, caregivers, siblings together, or in small groups.

Outside of her work, Millie is a busy mum to three young children. When she’s not supporting families at Playtonomy, you can find her baking up a storm, hitting the gym, or spending time with her loved ones.

In addition to our therapy services, we run workshops each month in the evenings, offering psychoeducation for families and caregivers. These workshops are designed to provide valuable insights and practical tools to support your family’s journey.

We currently accept private paying families, agency or NDIS funded families & we reserve a small number of sessions weekly without fee throughout the year and when we are able.

We can’t wait to continue working with you all to support your family’s growth and wellbeing.
If you have any questions about our services, please reach out! 🙂

14/01/2026

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13/01/2026

Welcome Ani!

We are delighted to welcome Ani to our team. Ani is an experienced clinical psychotherapist who brings a wealth of knowledge and compassion to her work with children, young people, and parents in a therapeutic capacity.

Ani has studied a range of clinical modalities and thoughtfully integrates storytelling and narrative therapy into her practice. She also holds an underpinning degree in education, with a strong focus on child development and neuroscience.

Ani creates a nurturing and engaging therapeutic space, incorporating music, movement, play, and creative expression to support meaningful connection and growth. We are truly thrilled to have her join us.

Ani’s calendar will open for ongoing sessions commencing in February. While we do currently have a waitlist, if Ani feels like a good fit for you or your child, please reach out to secure a booking.

Link: https://playtonomy.com.au/referral/

08/01/2026

All feelings are okay to feel.
Children can easily link emotions to behaviours they were corrected for, learning that the feeling is the problem. We gently separate the two: it’s not anger, sadness, or overwhelm that’s unsafe—but some behaviours can be.

Even tools like the Zones of Regulation can be perceived as ranking emotions, especially when a co-regulating adult is guiding a child back to a “preferred” zone. We teach instead that emotional states offer information—showing us what our body needs and how it’s protecting us.

Many neurodivergent children may sit comfortably in a zone others find uncomfortable—and that is completely okay. 💛

07/01/2026

Get in touch! ✨

Email: hello@playtherapytas.com.au